Blackhawks Kane given conditional dischargeskip to main content (press enter)Your weather location has not been setSet weather locationCBCca News news drop down menu Sports sports drop down menu Radio radio drop down menu TV tv drop down menu My Region my region drop down menu More more drop down menu Watch watch drop down menu Listen listen drop down menu Search CBCca Submit Search Sign Up Log In Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool NHL Playoffs FIFA World Cup Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis REPUBLISH EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Blackhawks Kane given conditional dischargeLast Updated Thursday August 27 2009 1237 PM ET Comments122Recommend38CBC Sports Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane briefly addressed the media last week in Chicago (Paul BeatyAssociated Press)Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane was given a conditional discharge in a Buffalo court on Thursday after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with a taxicab incident earlier this monthKane 20 will also have to submit a written apology to cab driver Jan Radecki and pay court costs The same sentence was imposed on the players 21yearold cousin James KaneThe discharge involves one year of probationObviously I want to apologize to my family the city of Buffalo my team the whole Blackhawks organization obviously all the fans out there my fans especially just for being in a regrettable situation Kane said But its behind me Its time to move onAccompanied by his parents Kane took no questions from reporters stopping only to deliver his statement as he left the courthouse in his hometownIn court defence lawyer Paul Cambria said Kane is a lawabiding person and outstanding athleteHe desires to be a tremendous role model and I believe that he is Cambria saidApology before Olympic campKane and his cousin were arrested in the early morning of Aug 9 in BuffaloRadecki reported the two men beat him up after he told them he didnt have 20 cents in change when they paid the fare Both men were originally charged with felony robbery and misdemeanour counts of theft and criminal mischiefThe Erie County district attorneys office later presented the case to a grand juryKane apologized on Aug 17 prior to participating in the Olympic orientation camp for the US hockey teamKane has recorded 142 points in 162 career games with Chicago after being selected first overall in the 2007 NH...